by Andy Irwin
I saved a small life tonight. As I was pulling the covers back, I found a gecko in my bed. I grabbed it before Angela the Cat had a chance to see it. She would’ve surely captured it, hunter, that she is. Over the years, many representatives of the local fauna... by Andy Irwin
Published in The Covington News ~ February 8, 2020. Studies and polls have confirmed that in the United States a good number of people do not trust national journalists. Well, here in Newton County I am about as local as you can get. Heck, y’all know I ain’t even a... by Andy Irwin
Published in The Covington News ~ August 17, 2019. A couple of weeks ago I posted this cartoon by my friend Man Martin on Facebook and Twitter. What struck me was the utter lack of pushback. There was none. I am not expecting the same regarding this... by Andy Irwin
Published in The Covington News ~ July 12, 2019. PREFACE If you are a subscriber of this newspaper, you may have noticed that I haven’t posted anything in a while. Yes, gentle reader, I have been — as we say — busy. And yep, this is an actual eulogy, the one I... by Andy Irwin
Every honest, thinking person knows that there is a difference between what is simply legal and what is right, what is good and what is that which you can-get-away-with. I remember being in the fourth grade and attending high school basketball games. (Everybody...